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Outdoor Games-2

Outdoor Games-2

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Tennis:

  1. It is a game played with rackets and a light ball by two or two pairs of players.

  2. The game is played on a rectangular court of grass, clay, or asphalt

  3. There is a net at the centre of the court.

  4. The players hit the ball to and fro over the net.

  5. It is also called lawn tennis.

 

Baseball:

  1. It is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each.

  2. The objective of players is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond.

 

Cycling:

  1. Cycling is also called bicycling or biking.

  2. Cycling is a good physical exercise.

 

Golf:

  1. It is a precision club-and-ball sport.

  2. The players attempt to hit balls to each hole on a golf course using different types of clubs.

 

Skating:

  1. It is a sport or activity of moving on skates.

 

Croquet:

  1. It is a lawn game, played both as a recreational pastime and as a competitive sport.

  2. This game is played with wooden hammers called mallets, wooden balls and a series of curved wires called hoops.

  3. Players use mallets to knock the balls through the series of hoops.

  4. The game is played in a grass playing court.

 

Marbles:

  1. This game is played with small balls of coloured glass.

  2. The size of marbles may range from less than 1/4 inch (0.635 cm) to over 3 inches (7.75 cm).

  3. Children roll it along the ground.